I’m Voting A Straight Sox Ticket
This will likely be the only time you’ll ever find anything remotely concerned with politics here, but this was too good to pass up– Rudy Giuliani got called out for switching allegiances and supporting the Red Sox for the World Series during last night’s GOP debate (by a Youtube guy, no less). It’s high time important issues like this were brought to the forefront of the political landscape.
Giuliani tries to pawn it off as being a staunch American League supporter- but I say phooey on that. The only time I would ever root for the Yankees to win the World Series would be if they were playing a team comprised of serial killers, terrorists and puppy kickers… and maybe not even then.
I’ve never considered it, but I wonder if it’s possible to make all electoral decisions based on sports allegiances. Like, if a candidate’s team wins the World Series, he automatically gets to be President the next year. And if the American League wins the All-Star Game, the Republicans get control of the Congress; if the National League wins, the Democrats get the majority.
i actually like your suggestion about sport allegiances, maybe something would get done in this country…i feel the same way i can never route for the yankees. when guiliani said he was routing for the sox i though if we lose i’m blaming you…if anything i can say a lot of people in ny don’t like him either.
It’s the opposite. The Red Sox are democrats.
matt ryan? hmm
Sox have to be Democrats. And American League has to be Democrats too.
I might might might might might might might sort of root for the Yankees if they were playing the Indians and Damon was no longer with the Yankees. Maybe.
The Sox are Democrats? Try telling that to Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester…
well of course all the players are republicans…they are rich as hell
and wasnt mitt romney raised in michigan? and went to college in utah?
Okay, so maybe THEY aren’t Democrats, but whoever wants to win should be a Sox fan. That’s more what I meant. =/
Well, the Republican National Convention will be in St. Paul, and the Democrat’s will be held in Denver. So based on that…Republicans= AL and Dems= NL. Let the All-Star game decide! And hey, people VOTE for the All-Star team, so it’s still democratic! Yay democracy!
Seriously though, if one’s team actually DOES determines success, I hope to god that a certain ex-president’s wife hates baseball, or is a huge Royals fan:-)
I’ll admit that in 2001 when it was Yankees vs. Diamondbacks, I thought it would have been nice for the Yankees to win for New York, with the events of 9/11 so fresh. Not that I watched or rooted for either team.
On a lighter note – Memo to Mitt: 2004-1918 = 86.
Now that, fc – I can get behind that. 2001 would be a special case- and although I can’t say I rooted for them then, I admit it would have been a welcome win for the city, and one I would not have begrudged them at all.